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Anybody tried these yet? #1471530
29/01/2014 22:10
29/01/2014 22:10

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New style brake hoses
They say that they're made to order, could be good if they fit well and last! shocked

Re: Anybody tried these yet? [Re: ] #1471540
29/01/2014 23:06
29/01/2014 23:06

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After hearing and seeing braided hoses fail I wouldnt touch them with a bargepole .

Re: Anybody tried these yet? [Re: ] #1471542
29/01/2014 23:23
29/01/2014 23:23
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The HEL hoses are also made to order.
I really doint see the point they add little value and are too risky imo... im with nismo on this one


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Re: Anybody tried these yet? [Re: ] #1471660
30/01/2014 18:00
30/01/2014 18:00
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I have a set of these on mine and they have been fine for the last 4 months I have checked them a few times and no sign of cracking,leaking etc


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Re: Anybody tried these yet? [Re: knight7660] #1471666
30/01/2014 18:40
30/01/2014 18:40
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But do they fit correctly like standard flexi pipes, or have they tried to be clever by replacing the caliper hard pipe?

Re: Anybody tried these yet? [Re: ] #1471690
30/01/2014 21:39
30/01/2014 21:39
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I would never touch braided hoses for a road car. Impossible to inspect thouroughly.


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Re: Anybody tried these yet? [Re: ] #1493892
14/06/2014 20:02
14/06/2014 20:02
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I run HEL brake hoses on my coop, neve had any problems with them but... I can see why they fail.

If you look on your standard front brake lines you can see that the hose will run parallel to the wheel arch at one point and where they meet there is a little plastic disk. This plastic disk keeps the hose away from the bodywork stopping them from rubbing. On my HEL hoses they were missing. I was savvy enough to make my own so that they didn't rub, this is the only reason I use them with any confidence.
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I made them from some polyurethane suspension bushings from a mitsubishi, but they have rubber grommets wrapped round the tube then the bushings pushed over the end of the tube and over the grommet.

The braking improvement was not really noticeable to me but that's because I changed EVERYTHING at once, new disks, pads, calipers and hoses.


Re: Anybody tried these yet? [Re: ] #1493894
14/06/2014 20:07
14/06/2014 20:07

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they rub and split giving no brakes without notice .


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